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    Copying across Sumif Indirect formula with relative references?

    I was wondering if there was a workaround for an issue i've been having.

    I have 2 tabs (lets call them X & Y) which i delete every month and replace with the copy/move tabs option via an import macro. The tab names stay the same. I've linked some information to tabs X & Y which get deleted and replaced causing #REF errors. Is there a way to prevent this without having to copy/paste the information into tabs X & Y?
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    Re: #REF error when deleting and replacing tabs

    You would need to use INDIRECT

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    when X is deleted the above would show #REF! but once replaced it would return to normal

    Note: INDIRECT is Volatile...see link in sig. for more info.

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    Re: #REF error when deleting and replacing tabs

    thanks will look into it tomorrow and see how i get on.

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    Re: #REF error when deleting and replacing tabs

    Ok managed to get the indirect formula to work but having trouble copying it across a row as the relative cells remain the same? In the formula below i need the D103:D125 to change to E103:D125 and F103:F125 etc if i copy to the right.

    =SUMIF(INDIRECT("Coal!$B$103:$B$125"), $B$203, INDIRECT("Coal!D103:D125"))

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    Re: Copying across Sumif Indirect formula with relative references?

    One of INDIRECT's nice features is that it supports R1C1 notation

    If we assume first SUMIF is in C203 (unknown) then:

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    This is much simpler than using hideous A1 style approaches to increment range references.

    I put together a basic overview of R1C1 notation a while ago here

    If the first formula column is not in Col C adjust the [1] accordingly
    to be the difference between the first column being referenced [D = 4] and the first formula column [C = 3] - hence 1 in the example

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    Re: Copying across Sumif Indirect formula with relative references?

    That my friend is awesome!! Always get excited when you post a reply because i know im going to learn something useful!

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